St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12
NOT A COFFEE COOLER.
A Genuine Soldier Gives the G. A.
II. Some Advice.

ST. LOUIS, June 11.-Gen. John a.
Noble and Col. J. P. Dyer, two prom
inent members of the Grand Army of the
Republic, of this. city, received letter
to-day from Gen. Sherman. in which he
discussed, at some length, the recent
middle regarding the invitation of
President Cleveland to visit st. Louis
during the Grand Army encampment
next fall. The material points of the
letter are as follows:
The details Of your troubles in ST. Louis
reached me by telegraph, and have lost noth-
ing by distance. l believe we here in New
York now understand the facts that the Grand
Army of the Republic holds its next annual
encampment at ST. Louis on the last Wednes-
day of September, 1887; that the great fair
of the valley of the Mississippi begins Mon
day. October 2: that the best citizene of ST.
Louis have invited many prominent men to be
the guests of their city on the accidental
among these the president of the common
country, Grover Cleveland. family and suite.
The Grand Army Of the Republic is COM
posed exclusively of men who served in the
army and navy of the Union, to which Mr..
Cleveland does not belong. and therefore he
can't participate in any of its proceedings;
but the moment the Grand Army emerges
from its hall of elaboration it becomes like
the Free Masons, odd Fellows and other So
cieties of good men associated for a noble
purpose, part of the general community.
subject to the laws and us9geS of the coun--
try. Mr.. Cleveland. the president of the
people, commander-in-chief of the army
and navy of the United States, is
free to-. come and go wherever
the jurisdiction of this, our national
government extends. He may visit any fort
or ship. where the national flag will be low
cred to manifest respect to him and his high
office, and should foreign ship fail to do
him full honor, none will be so quick to re-
4 = nf tha Eror
Army of the Republic, who periled life
and limb to make that flag re-
sspeeted at home and abroad. The.
less endangered, should be on the Stand
alongside our commander-in-chief Gen.
Fairchild, when the Grand army is in review,
seems to be monstrouS / think 1 know the
Iowa boys too well to believe such q thing
possible. Brave men are never ungenerous
and the Iowa soldiers were brave men. I
know it of knowledge acquired in battle and
will pledge my life that no Iowa soldier,
Will do so unmanly an act, and should Mr..
Cleveland accept the invitation, which 1.
hope he will, to attend the parade of the
Grand Army of the Republic at ST. Louis on
the 2Sth of September next, will stand by
his side or march past in the ranks of RAM
som post, as may be ordered by Gen. Fair
child, l notice with pain that the
presidents action III certain pension bills
enters into this unhappy controversy
There We're many private bills, and one of .
general nature which the president vetoed.
The constitution of the United States com.
pes the president to approve or veto each
separate bill as it reaches him from congress-
III approved 1t becomes a law, if vetoed it re-
qulres an increased majority from congress
TO pass it, but the president can only account
for his judgment by his own
conception of duty and to his God. We, as
soldiers, must submit to it, because it is the
law. do not believe this government can
ever be too charitable to the old soldiers
wounded, or in distress by age or infirmity,
md hn1
not have ,ventured to advise him on
the general BILL but as to the private
cases would have said: Charity
enters largely into all pensions, and
when any special bills have passed the or.
deal of the committees of the senate and
house, approve them, but on the general bill
exercise your full constitutional power.
Honest men differ widely on this question of
pensions TO our old and feeble comrades. We.
will want to do what is right. All we know is.
that twenty odd years after the civil war
the government of the United States under
Republican and Democratic rule, pays out to
our soldiers of the Union army about 500 =
o0o,oo per year, and few thousand to the
MeXlcan war veterans, regardless of locality.
and not one cent to the rebels of the Soufh'
whom we fought in the Civil War,
We old soldiers of the Civil War have
not yet just cause to make an issue
on the question of pensions to orr infirm and
wounded comrades, and l advise YOU to 90
right along, and prepare the Way for the
Grand Army of the Republic on "Wednesday
sept 70. 1887, at st. Louis and receive as an
honored guest the president of the United
States, with such other honored guests as
may grace the occasion.